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[uhn-fohld] / ʌnˈfoʊld /




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It began to unfold decades ago, well before Francis Fukuyama proclaimed the “end of history.”

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of S&P Global and a longtime chronicler of oil, said an energy crisis “registers instantaneously on the screen” while a food crisis “will unfold with the cycle of the seasons.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

We’re very excited to give audiences the opportunity to watch the drama unfold on big screens,” Hana Palmer, Sphere Abacus’ executive director of global distribution and partnerships, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“As a man who loves me some good petty drama,” Luke says, “I can’t wait for this story to unfold in the weeks ahead. Honestly, it outshines the actual football.”

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

The command center sends me code that asks me to unfold my mast, which is my instrument that carries many panoramic and navigation cameras, as well as other scientific tools.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

The movie’s narrative turns are so self-contained that you could know every beat of the film and still be flabbergasted by how it all unfolds.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The tool can also track how meaning shifts as a story unfolds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“You’re missing the performance because you’re not there as it unfolds, but you can still see the result face-to-face, without the filter of a video or photograph,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

It is going to be a change of pace and Campbell is fascinated to see what unfolds.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He comes back inside and sniffs as he kicks off his shoes and leans back in his chair and unfolds a three-day-old newspaper.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

The findings also raise intriguing questions about how these early migrations unfolded.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Yahlee said she was doing national military service when the 7 October attacks unfolded.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Fielder interrogates their initial meeting and how their relationship unfolded in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The demo shown to journalists, covering the opening hour and a later section of the adventure, unfolded much as it did in the 1998 original.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

I unfolded the letter and pressed out the creases, one, two.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Just as the organizers had hoped, the demonstration caught the attention of users on X and other social-media platforms, where some contrasted the relatively tame demonstration with the more chaotic protests unfolding in Europe.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

I met with Bloomberg CEO Vlad Kliatchko who explained the next step in the company’s unfolding AI strategy and why he believes it’s too early to think about driving ROI from those investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even though the patients were unconscious, their brains appeared to anticipate how the language unfolding around them might continue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

After learning about the unfolding events on social media, his mother told the jury at King's Lynn Crown Court she "was in complete shock" when she realised her son was involved.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Atzerodt knew the details of the assassination plan that was unfolding.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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